http is not a networking protocol in the sense I meant. It's an application level protocol. Although you can still write a server that implements only http1.1 a

http is not a networking protocol in the sense I meant. It's an application level protocol. Although you can still write a server that implements only http1.1 and it should still work fine. A lot of the things that you describe as changing don't really need to change. Operating Systems? Windows XP was probably the best windows, and it's from nearly 20 years ago. Looking at Windows 10, what exactly does it bring to the table? It's a much worse experience overall. Compilers don't need to change either.